2 Tawarikh 22:10

Athaliah is Eliminated

22:10 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line ¹  of Judah. ² 

2 Tawarikh 24:18

24:18 They abandoned the temple of the Lord God of their ancestors, ³  and worshiped ⁴  the Asherah poles and idols. Because of this sinful activity, God was angry with Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Tawarikh 26:12

26:12 The total number of family leaders who led warriors was 2,600.

2 Tawarikh 34:17

34:17 They melted down the silver in the Lord’s temple ⁵  and handed it over to the supervisors of the construction foremen.”

[22:10]  ¹ tn Heb “she arose and she destroyed all the royal offspring.” The verb קוּם (qum, “arise”) is here used in an auxiliary sense to indicate that she embarked on a campaign to destroy the royal offspring. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 125.

[22:10]  ² tn Heb “house of Judah.”

[24:18]  ³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 24).

[24:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “served.”

[34:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “that was found in the house of the Lord.”